The ceremony began with several speakers. Here. City of Longview Councilman Dennis Weber addresses the participants. (Fortunately it did not rain but they were prepared for it!) Newly-elected State Legislator Ed Orcutt was also present (he is the man with the red tie within the crowd).
In this picture, Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed gave the keynote address. To his right (standing next to the list of Convention Signers) are members of the Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War. This group is the official Color Guard for the Washington Territorial Sesquicentennial.
With Secretary of State Sam Reed is (from left to right): City of Longview Councilman Dennis Weber; City of Longview Mayor Mark McCrady; and Sarah Koss, President of the Cowlitz County Historical Society.
In this picture, from left to right are: Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed; City of Longview Councilman Dennis Weber; and City of Longview Mayor Mark McCrady.